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Swearing makes up 3 percent of all adult conversation at work and 13 percent of all adult leisure conversation.

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In what ways does it help or harm any individual?

Mcflewster 8 Jan 11
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Just makes a man feel more like a man, and women also...helps a person hide so motherfornicators can't see him.

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Is it the word or the concept? Are they cursing here?

1of5 Level 8 Jan 11, 2020

This is just a few people living on the edge i.e. wanting to swear without being allowed to for some reason. It does not increase my respect for them or seem comical in any way - just childish.

@Mcflewster you've never seen the show, the character is actually trying to curse but can't. The intent is there, the concept is there, but the words are different. So is it swearing or not? The censors obviously don't think it is, but why not?

Words exist to transmit thoughts and concepts, which quite clearly is happening.

@1of5 Thanks for the explanation. What I do know is that the human tongue will never be silenced or rather their ideas cannot be squashed. That applies equally to swearing so there must be some benefit from it - even though I cannot see it. How long does that "fork" business go on? It seemed a bit laboured to me, but it was in clips. It would make a good Monty Python sketch lasting 5 mins as a comparison of UK and US humors/Humours.

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How the hell would we f#####g know? 😉

Sorry if you are offended (If that is the meaning of your swearing). It is not my intention. I just look for meaning in everything and often - not always - I get to know something - in this case about human nature. Do you want to know what I get to KNOW?(IMO)

@Mcflewster I was just kidding. It was intended as a joke.

@Bigwavedave Of course. I must not expect people to know at any time without being clearer. To myself: Repeat 100 times.

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